On Friday 1 April took delivery of MPI Dorothea, a windfarm service vessel, built at the South Boats Medina Ship Yard on the Isle of Wight. The vessel is the fifth addition to the MPI Workboat fleet. VESSEL PARTICULARS Length overall 18.00 m Length hull 17.00 m Beam overall 6.40 m Lightship draft 1.
At the Hannover Fair, Nordex SE has unveiled plans for its entry into the new offshore market segment. “Our strategy is being driven by the development of a competitive product. For this purpose, we are acting on the trend towards third-generation wind turbines, which are characterized by a substant
At the Hannover Fair, Nordex SE has unveiled plans for its entry into the new offshore market segment. “Our strategy is being driven by the development of a competitive product. For this purpose, we are acting on the trend towards third-generation wind turbines, which are characterized by a substant
A COUNCIL leader is calling for “direct action” against a planned £40 million tidal farm off Skye as a protest at what he claims is… By John Ross (scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, April 05, 2011
E.ON, the energy giant developing the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm, is actively seeking local suppliers to work with as it prepares to… (thisisgrimsby) [mappress] Source: thisisgrimsby, April 05, 2011
The global wind market is expected to go on growing this year with more than 40GW (gigawatts) of new wind power capacity to be added,… (pressandjournal) [mappress] Source: pressandjournal, April 05, 2011
Uncertainty about wind subsidies could cost the UK thousands of green jobs, the head of the world’s biggest wind turbine manufacturer has… By Kiran Stacey (ft) [mappress] Source: ft, April 05, 2011
Uncertainty about wind subsidies could cost the UK thousands of green jobs, the head of the world’s biggest wind turbine manufacturer has… By Kiran Stacey (ft) [mappress] Source: ft, April 05, 2011
At this year’s Hanover Fair Siemens Energy presented smart, eco-friendly solutions for power generation, transmission and distribution. The highlights included a new 2.3-MW gearless wind turbine for low wind speeds, solutions for the connection of offshore wind farms to the grid using high-voltage d
International engineering contractor Offshore Design Engineering Ltd (ODE) has been awarded a new six-figure contract by Burntisland Fabricators (BiFab) to provide the engineering and design of two substation platforms for a wind farm off the North Wales coast. ODE will produce the detailed design o
Ecorys has been contracted by the European Commission to identify growth opportunities for the European shipbuilding industry and its marine… (ecorys) [mappress] Source: ecorys, April 04, 2011
Ecorys has been contracted by the European Commission to identify growth opportunities for the European shipbuilding industry and its marine… (ecorys) [mappress] Source: ecorys, April 04, 2011
Today, AE-Rotor Holding B.V. informed REpower Systems AG that it is holding shares amounting to more than 95% of the registered share capital of REpower Systems AG. At the same time, AE-Rotor Holding B.V. requested that the general meeting of REpower Systems AG shall pass a resolution on the transfe
Gamesa, a global technology leader in the wind energy market, is attending the Energy 2011 Hannover trade fair (hall 27, stand M34) to showcase its new wind turbine, the G136-4.5 MW Class III, which is specially designed for low-wind sites. The device strengthens the newest turbine system Gamesa has
